FLAVOR DEVELOPMENT
Virginia Dare
Virginia Dare is a premium flavor company founded in 1923, making it one of the oldest flavor houses in the United States. Headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, the company offers over 250 flavors and extracts with a strong focus on natural and organic options. Virginia Dare's flavorists specialize in flavor creation, masking, and modulation for nutraceutical and supplement products with harsh functional ingredients. Their Taste Collaborations platform provides custom flavor development, product prototyping, and sensory evaluation specifically designed for wellness and nutrition applications. Virginia Dare maintains QAI-certified organic options across their portfolio.
Brooklyn, New York
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What this means →- MOQMOQ (Minimum Order Quantity)The smallest production run a manufacturer will accept for an order.
- Not publicly disclosed
- LEAD TIMELead TimeThe time from order placement to finished product delivery.
- Not publicly disclosed
§1Editorial assessment
Virginia Dare is a premium flavor company founded in 1923, making it one of the oldest flavor houses in the United States. Headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, the company offers over 250 flavors and extracts with a strong focus on natural and organic options. Virginia Dare's flavorists specialize in flavor creation, masking, and modulation for nutraceutical and supplement products with harsh functional ingredients. Their Taste Collaborations platform provides custom flavor development, product prototyping, and sensory evaluation specifically designed for wellness and nutrition applications. Virginia Dare maintains QAI-certified organic options across their portfolio.
§2Six-gate readout
Six gates we apply before any name appears in the directory. Each gate is auto-derived from public evidence on this profile.
§3Inspection history
§4Certifications
0 of 2 certifications independently confirmed. What this means
§5Capability matrix
- PRODUCT TYPES
- Liquid Flavors · Dry Flavors · Extracts (Vanilla, Tea, Coffee, Cocoa) · Flavor Masking Systems · Organic Flavors
- CAPABILITIES
- Custom Flavor Development · Flavor Masking & Modulation · Product Prototyping · Sensory Evaluation · Regulatory Guidance · Application Support (Supplements, Proteins, Beverages)
- DOSAGE FORMS
- liquids
§6Sources
- Virginia Dare Official Website(2026-03-13)
- Virginia Dare Flavors(2026-03-13)
- Nutraceuticals World - Virginia Dare Profile(2026-03-13)
- Nutraceutical Business Review - Virginia Dare 100 Years(2026-03-13)
Dietary supplement manufacturers must comply with 21 CFR Part 111 (Current Good Manufacturing Practice for dietary supplements). This includes requirements for personnel, facilities, equipment, production, laboratory operations, and record-keeping.
What We Couldn't Verify
- Flavor house, not a supplement manufacturer; provides flavoring ingredients and development services only
- All certifications are self-reported; specific certifying bodies for Kosher not identified
- MOQ and lead time not publicly disclosed
- On-site facility inspection was not conducted
Last reviewed: March 13, 2026
Disclosures
- No material connection exists between Inventory Ready and this company
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